Biocatalysts in Organic Syntheses (Studies in Organic Chemistry)

Many interesting chemical reactions that are difficult or impossible to accomplish by ordinary chemical means are efficiently catalysed by enzymes in microbial, plant and animal cells. The lack of communication between organic chemists and biotechnologists is an important factor limiting the number of synthetic applications of biocatalysts. This book contains most of the presentations of an international symposium which was held to try and bring the groups together. A total of 225 participants attended the symposium, with about one half biotechnologists and one half organic chemists, demonstrating the interest of the former in applying enzymic methods in organic reactions and of the latter in looking for enzymes as tools in organic methodology.